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Friday, July 3, 2009

World's First 'Self-Watering' Plant: Desert Rhubarb

Researchers have managed to make out the "self-irrigating" mechanism of the desert rhubarb, which enables it to harvest 16 times the amount of water ...  > full story

Thirst For Blood Sparks Toxic Algal Blooms

The blooming of toxic algae that occurs during the summer conceal a fight for life and death. Scientists now propose that algal blooms are created when ...  > full story

First Successful Use Of New Ocean Observation Technology – Investigation Of Ocean Acidification In The Baltic Sea

For the first time, scientists in Germany successfully used an offshore observing system to study environmental changes ...  > full story

Desert Dust Alters Ecology Of Colorado Alpine Meadows

Accelerated snowmelt -- precipitated by desert dust blowing into the mountains -- changes how alpine plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their ...  > full story
 

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